Extreme Cold and Blackouts Strain Southeast Ohio Power Grid
Bitter arctic air drove a 20 below reading in Athens while a 69,000-volt line failure knocked out substations in Jackson Meigs and Gallia Counties. More than 15 000 customers lost power as area utilities urged reduced usage and area schools closed for MLK day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Ohio University Geography Department
Athens
Meigs
Jackson
Gallia
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Jackson County
Lick
Ohio Utilities Urge Cutback During Deep Freeze
Record low temperatures across Ohio trigger energy rationing as major utilities plead for reductions. Cincinnati reports 24 below, Dayton 19 below, Mansfield ties 20 below, Columbus misses by one. Utilities restrict industrial use and ask residents to lower thermostats. Fatalities drop as icy conditions keep drivers off roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Ohio
National Weather Service
Weather Service
Cincinnati
Dayton
Mansfield
Columbus
Ohio Electric
Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Co
Dayton Power & Light Co
Columbia Gas
Bill Chaddock
Cleveland
East Ohio Gas Co
East Ohio
David Talbott
West Ohio Gas
Lima
Cold Morning Shuts Off Heat Across Athens as Power Fails
A widespread power outage in minus 20 degree weather left all electric homes at 50 degrees and others with limited heat. Ohio University and area plants reported heating failures as electric pumps and blowers failed, cars wouldn’t start, and schools closed for MLK Day. WOUB and WATH radio broadcast from a battery board after generators failed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Geography Department
U.S
C.L. Colmer
Ohio River
Pomeroy
Columbia Gas
Ohio
Columbus
Ohio Electric
al Leonard
Leonard
Athens Area
Wonder Hills
Robert Hickson
Luhing-Salem Road
Hickson
Gene Reed
Ohio University
E. Farrell
Vanadium Tool Co
Martin Luther King Jr
WOUB
WATH
Donna Dodd
Joe Berman
Record Cold Grips Midwest to Southeast as Temperatures Plunge
Bitter cold shattered temperature records from the Midwest to the East. Officials urged factories to close to save fuel as arctic winds spread from New York to Georgia and west to Missouri Iowa and North Dakota. Frost reached central Florida through the Gulf Coast into south central Texas as wind chills hit minus 50 to minus 75 in places like Pennsylvania and New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Midwest
New York
Georgia
Missouri
Iowa
North Dakota
Florida
Gulf Coast
Texas
Carolinas
New England
Roseau
Minn
Maryland
Virginia
North Carolina
New Jersey
Gilmore Executed by Utah Firing Squad After Stay Lifted
Gary Mark Gilmore 36 was put to death by firing squad at Utah State Prison minutes after a federal appeals court lifted a night stay. He had demanded execution for the Provo motel clerk killing and became the first U.S. inmate executed in about a decade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point OF the Mountain
Utah
Gary Mark Gilmore
Gilmore
United States
Provo
Utah State
4Th District Court
Robert L. Moody
MST
Vern Damico
Gary
Ronald Stanger
Lawrence Schiller
J. Robert Bullock
Schiller
Samuel Smith
Ford Budget: Defense Hikes and Tax Cuts Proposed
President Ford sent a 440 billion dollar 1978 budget to Congress calling for a 7 percent rise in spending and a 47.5 billion dollar six year tax cut plan aimed at fueling growth. Deficit projections run to 47 billion dollars with Carter poised to revise policy in February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
Washington
Congress
America
Carter
Rhodes weighs run for Rhodes term in 1978
Republicans in Columbus and statewide ponder Gov James A. Rhodes potential bid for a four year term in 1978. Page 3 details. Interpreting Carter era appointments and Senate actions are noted with Interior secretary and attorney general nominations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
James A. Rhodes
Sorensen Requests Carter Nomination Withdrawal
Theodore C. Sorensen stunned the Senate Intelligence Committee by saying he asked President-elect Carter to withdraw his nomination to be director of the CIA. Chairman Daniel K. Inouye indicated the committee would approve Sorensen’s withdrawal while he defended his qualifications and denounced anonymous personal attacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Theodore C. Sorensen
Senate Intelligence Committee
Jimmy Carter
CLA. Committee
Daniel K. Enouye
Hawaii
Sorensen
John F. Kennedy
Also Mentioned on This Page
C&soe
Bob Jones
Wellston
McNally- Pittsburgh
Frick-Gallagher
McNally
Donald L. Speyer
Dp&l
Columbia Gas of Ohio Inc
Dayton Power and Light Co
West Ohio Gas Co
Resi
West State
Falo
N.Y
Illinois
Kentucky
Buffalo
Lackawanna
Pennsylvania State Line
Syracuse
Indiana
Indianapolis
Chicago
Washington Park Track
Homewood
Ill
Pikeville
State Division of Emergency and Disaster Services
Pennsylvania
Moody
Stanger
Thomas Mearsman
Raphead
Gary Gilmore
Will Rhodes
Idaho
Cecil Andrus
Senate Interior Committee
Senate Judiciary Committee
Griffin Bell
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!